Ethiopia: U.S. Signals Readiness to Resume GERD Mediation As Nile Dispute Persists

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States is ready to resume mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump has said, signalling a renewed diplomatic effort to resolve the long-running dispute over the use and management of Nil

The Senior Advisor to the US President for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, stressed that Donald Trump has expressed his willingness to resume meditating between Cairo and Addis Ababa in order to reach an agreement on water management amongst Nile Basin countries and resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam